Artificial Intelligence

onsemi And NIO Announce Expanded Collaboration To Accelerate 900V Electric Vehicle Platform Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2026

onsemi announced an expanded strategic collaboration with NIO Inc. to accelerate the development of next-generation 900V electric vehicle platforms, leveraging advanced silicon carbide technology to improve performance, efficiency, and scalability.

Google: Partnership With Republic Of Korea Expands AI Research And Scientific Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2026

Google DeepMind announced a strategic partnership with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT to accelerate AI-driven scientific research, support national innovation, and expand talent development.

Sereact: $110 Million Series B Funding Raised To Expand AI-Powered Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2026

Sereact announced a $110 million Series B funding round to accelerate the development of its artificial intelligence models that enable robots to operate more autonomously and adapt to real-world environments. The round was led by Headline, with participation from Bullhound Capital, Felix Capital, Daphni, and existing investors, reflecting strong investor confidence in Sereact’s software-first robotics approach. The company did not disclose its valuation.

QuoIntelligence: Series A Funding Raised To Expand AI-Driven Threat Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2026

QuoIntelligence announced a Series A funding round to accelerate the growth of its AI-powered threat intelligence platform and expand its presence across global markets.

Descartes Systems: Acquisition Of Idelic Enhances AI-Powered Fleet Safety And Expands Logistics Data Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Descartes Systems Group announced that it has acquired Idelic, a provider of AI-powered driver safety and performance management solutions, in a deal aimed at strengthening its logistics platform and expanding its data capabilities.

ComfyUI: $30 Million Raise At $500 Million Valuation Fuels Open-Source Creative AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

ComfyUI announced it has raised $30 million in new funding at a $500 million valuation to scale its open-source platform for AI-driven creative production. The round was led by Craft, with participation from Pace Capital, Chemistry, TruArrow, and other investors, bringing total funding to approximately $47–48 million.

Alphabet: Up To $40 Billion Investment In Anthropic Signals Escalation In AI Infrastructure Race

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Alphabet is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, significantly expanding its commitment to one of the leading developers of large language models, according to a CNBC report.

Applied Digital: $7.5 Billion Hyperscaler Lease Expands AI Data Center Revenue Pipeline To Over $23 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Applied Digital announced that it has signed a long-term lease agreement with a new U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler at its Delta Forge 1 AI Factory campus, representing approximately $7.5 billion in total contracted value over a 15-year term.

OpenAI: Workspace Agents Introduced In ChatGPT To Enable Team-Based Autonomous Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

OpenAI announced the introduction of workspace agents in ChatGPT, a new capability that enables teams to create shared AI agents designed to handle complex, multi-step workflows across organizations. The feature marks a shift from individual AI assistance toward collaborative, agent-driven work systems operating within enterprise environments.

Iridius: $8.6 Million Seed Raised To Build Compliance-By-Design AI Platform For Regulated Enterprise Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Iridius, a compliance-focused AI infrastructure company, announced that it has raised $8.6 million in seed funding led by Chalfen Ventures, with participation from Osage Venture Partners, Accenture Ventures, and Rock Yard Ventures. The funding will support the development of its compliance-by-design platform aimed at enabling AI adoption in highly regulated industries.

S&P Global: Divestiture To SLB And Launch Of Titan AI Platform Mark Strategic Shift In Upstream Energy Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

S&P Global announced a major strategic shift in its upstream energy business, including a definitive agreement to sell its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB and the launch of a new AI-powered platform, Titan, designed to transform how energy data is accessed and analyzed.

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 Introduced As Most Advanced Model Yet For Real-World Work And Agentic AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-5.5, positioning it as its most advanced model to date and a major step toward AI systems capable of executing complex, real-world tasks across coding, research, and enterprise workflows.

Betterness: $2.5 Million Raised To Launch Voice-First Autonomous AI Life Coaching Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Betterness, an AI-driven health and wellness platform, announced that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding and launched Bett-i, a fully autonomous voice-first AI life-coaching system. The funding will support the company’s efforts to build agentic infrastructure for the global health and wellness industry and expand its product ecosystem.

10x Science: $4.8 Million Raised To Build AI Platform For Molecular Protein Characterization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

10x Science, an artificial intelligence company focused on molecular-level protein characterization, announced that it has raised $4.8 million in seed funding led by Initialized Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Civilization Ventures, Founder Factor, and a group of strategic angel investors. The round was oversubscribed and will support the company’s efforts to scale its platform and expand partnerships across the life sciences ecosystem.

Nava AI: $8.3 Million Raised To Build Verification Layer For Autonomous Financial Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Nava AI, a company focused on securing autonomous financial transactions, announced that it has emerged from stealth with $8.3 million in seed funding led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Archetype, Hack VC, FalconX, Seed Club, and others. The company is building a verification layer designed to ensure that AI agents operating in decentralized finance execute transactions safely and as intended.

Orkes: $60 Million Raised For AI Orchestration Platform Scaling Enterprise Agent Deployments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Orkes, an agentic workflow orchestration platform built by the original architects of Netflix’s microservices orchestration system, announced it has raised $60 million in Series B funding as demand accelerates for tools that enable reliable AI deployment in production environments. The round was led by AVP, with participation from Prosperity7 Ventures and existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, and Vertex Ventures US.

Cloneable: $4.6 Million Raised To Launch Agentic AI Platform For Infrastructure Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Cloneable, an AI automation company focused on infrastructure operations, announced the launch of its agentic AI platform alongside a $4.6 million seed funding round led by Congruent Ventures, with participation from First In, Overline, St. Elmo Venture Capital, and Bull City Venture Partners. The funding will support the company’s expansion across infrastructure-heavy industries and further development of its platform.

Deloitte: Dedicated Google Cloud Agentic Transformation Practice Launched To Scale AI Deployment On Gemini Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2026

Deloitte has announced a major expansion of its alliance with Google Cloud, establishing a dedicated end-to-end agentic transformation practice that incorporates Google Cloud technologies including Gemini Enterprise to support industry and sector transformation. The announcement was made at Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas, where Deloitte also received six Google Cloud Partner of the Year awards, including for Global Gemini Enterprise, AI in Asia Pacific, AI in North America, Global Industry Solutions, Oracle Infrastructure Modernization, and Global Managed Security Service Provider.

TextQL: $17 Million Raised To Bring Intelligence To Enterprise Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2026

TextQL has raised $17 million in a strategic funding round anchored by Blackstone Innovations Investments, as the company looks to redefine how enterprises extract value from their data in the age of AI.

BAND: $17 Million Raised To Build Communication Layer For The Internet Of Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

BAND, a company building an interaction layer for multi-agent systems, announced its launch out of stealth alongside a $17 million seed funding round backed by Sierra Ventures, Hetz Ventures, and Team8. The funding will be used to expand the company’s engineering team, accelerate product development, and grow its ecosystem of early design partners.

Advisor360°: Financial Planning Capabilities Embedded Into AI-Native Platform Through Conquest Planning Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Advisor360, a Needham, Massachusetts-based AI-native operating system for the advisor experience, has announced a partnership with Conquest Planning, a Winnipeg-based financial planning software company, to embed financial planning capabilities directly within the Advisor360 platform. The integration is designed to eliminate the fragmentation that currently characterizes financial planning workflows for most advisory firms, where advisors move between disconnected systems, re-enter data manually, and lose context as they transition from plan creation to execution and client service.

Citi Sky AI-Powered Wealth Assistant Launched Using Google Cloud And Google DeepMind Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Citi Wealth has unveiled Citi Sky, an always-on AI-powered member of the Citi Wealth team built using technology from Google Cloud and Google DeepMind, designed to transform how clients access market insights, act on financial opportunities, and engage with their advisors. Announced at the Google Cloud Next 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Citi Sky will be made available to Citigold clients in the United States beginning this summer in a phased rollout.

Pyramid Analytics By ServiceNow: Interview With CEO Omri Kohl About The Decision Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Pyramid Analytics provides an AI-driven, unified Decision Intelligence Platform that enables organizations to instantly prepare, model, and analyze data from multiple sources. The platform allows technical and non-technical users to generate actionable insights, fostering faster, data-backed business decisions. When ServiceNow announced its intent to acquire Pyramid Analytics in February 2026, commentators on the AI and BI ecosystems hypothesized that the larger company’s agentic systems would soon be able to act on the data insights generated by Pyramid. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Omri Kohl, Pyramid’s co-founder and CEO, to learn more about the history of his company and the potential of “insights to action.”

SoundHound AI: $43 Million Acquisition Of LivePerson To Build Omnichannel Conversational AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

SoundHound AI has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LivePerson, combining voice-based agentic AI with digital messaging capabilities to create an end-to-end omnichannel conversational AI platform. The transaction carries an equity value of $43 million, representing approximately a 22% premium over LivePerson's 30-day volume-weighted average value, and implies a total enterprise value of approximately $250 million after debt adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Jump Expands Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Jump, a Salt Lake City-based AI operating system for financial advisors and financial services providers, has announced four senior leadership appointments across product, customer experience, and strategic growth as the company scales its platform across advisory firms and financial institutions. The hires follow Jump's $80 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners in February, which brought total capital raised to $105 million.

Cognition: AI Coding Startup In Funding Talks At $25 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Cognition, the San Francisco-based AI coding startup behind autonomous software engineer Devin, is in early talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a new funding round that would value the company at $25 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. The discussions are ongoing and terms could change, but the round would more than double the company's current valuation of $10.2 billion, set just months ago.

Microsoft: A$25 Billion Investment In Australia To Expand AI Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, And Workforce Skills

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Microsoft has announced its largest-ever investment in Australia, committing A$25 billion (approximately USD 18 billion) in digital infrastructure, national cyber defense capability, and workforce skilling programs by the end of 2029. The announcement was made by Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Sydney stop of Microsoft's global AI Tour.

Anthropic: Implied Valuation Reaches $1 Trillion On Secondary Markets, Surpassing OpenAI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Anthropic, the AI safety company and maker of the Claude family of AI models, has reached an implied valuation of roughly $1 trillion on Forge Global, a private share marketplace, according to the platform's CEO Kelly Rodriques, putting it ahead of OpenAI, which trades at an implied $880 billion on the same platform.

Cyera Acquires Ryft To Extend Agentic AI Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Cyera, a New York-based AI security platform valued at $9 billion, has acquired Ryft, a secure and automated data lake built for AI agents, in its fourth acquisition in five years. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is designed to accelerate Cyera's roadmap for providing instantly traceable, secure data access for agentic AI at scale.

NeoCognition: $40 Million Raised For Specialized AI Agent Platform Advancing Expert Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

NeoCognition, a research lab focused on building self-learning AI agents, has emerged from stealth with a $40 million seed funding round to advance specialized intelligence and expert-level automation. The oversubscribed round was co-led by Cambium Capital and Walden Catalyst Ventures, with participation from Vista Equity Partners and several other investors. Notable angel investors and advisors include Lip-Bu Tan, Ion Stoica, and leading AI researchers such as Dawn Song, Ruslan Salakhutdinov, and Luke Zettlemoyer.